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A dislocated elbow is what landed Colts’ LB Cam McGrone on IR

A dislocated elbow is what landed Colts’ linebacker Cameron McGrone on injured reserve to start the season.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Cameron McGrone is beginning the 2024 season on injured reserve. According to The Athletic’s James Boyd, it was a dislocated elbow that landed McGrone on IR.

Prior to Wednesday’s practice, Boyd spoke with McGrone who added that the injury occurred during a drill in training camp and that it did require surgery.

In the past, McGrone has also overcome two separate ACL injuries, one that he suffered in his right knee while in high school and the other to his left knee while in college.

McGrone would only play in the Colts’ first preseason game, where he made five tackles and forced a fumble.

During roster cutdowns, McGrone was one of two Colts players–the other being defensive end Samson Ebukam–who was placed on IR but designated to return. This new designation allows to teams to have up to two players return from IR without having to initially be placed on the 53-man roster.

Last season with the Colts, McGrone emerged as a core special teams contributor, playing 151 total snaps across four different phases. Presumably, he will be a major factor again in that phase of the game when he returns.

Following roster cutdowns, when general manager Chris Ballard was speaking with the media, he mentioned the major strides that McGrone had made in his game over the last year and that the team is looking forward to getting him back.

As of now, we do not know what the timetable for McGrone’s return looks like. The IR rules require that he must miss at least four games.

Colts reportedly placing LB Cam McGrone on IR and designate him to return

The Colts are reportedly placing linebacker Cameron McGrone on injured reserve and designating him to return. Here is what you need to know.

With roster cutdowns taking place, the Colts are reportedly placing linebacker Cameron McGrone on injured reserve but designating him to return, according to Joel Erickson of the Indy Star.

McGrone appeared in the Colts first preseason game against Denver and had a very strong performance, recording four tackles, forcing a fumble, and holding pass catchers to only 7.0 yards per reception. He also played 15 special teams snaps.

Unfortunately, an injury would sideline McGrone and he wouldn’t see any more preseason snaps the remainder of training camp.

Prior to the injury, McGrone was competing with Segun Olubi for the backup middle linebacker role. He was also a key special teams contributor in 2023, playing 151 total snaps.

Under the new injured reserve rules, teams can designate up to two players to return without having to first place them on the 53-man roster.

During previous years, if an injured player was put on IR before rosters were set, they could not return that season. So as a workaround, teams would have to first place that player on the 53-man, taking up a roster spot and forcing them to cut someone else, only to then move that injured player to IR, along with then having to fill that roster spot.

Along with McGrone being designated to return, so is defensive end Samson Ebukam. So now the question becomes, what does this mean for Jelani Woods?

Woods recently had toe surgery that will reportedly keep him out for roughly four months. If the Colts want him back this season, he will have to be on the 53-man roster. If they don’t put him on the roster, his season with the Colts is over.

Colts sign 9 to futures contracts among several roster moves

The Colts made 14 roster moves Monday to begin the 2024 offseason.

The Indianapolis Colts officially got their offseason underway Monday by making several roster moves, including the signings of nine players to Reserve/Future contracts, the team announced.

Along with the nine futures contracts the team signed, all of which include players from the practice squad, the Colts also signed four players to one-year contract extensions while waiving another player. So in total, the Colts made 14 moves.

As is typical protocol following the end of the regular season, the Colts will be preparing to expand their roster to 90 players for the offseason. Much of that includes signing players to futures contracts.

The expansion of the roster to 90 players doesn’t go into effect until the start of the new league year, which is March 13. That’s why it’s technically a reserve contract. It is essentially stating the player will be on the 90-man roster when the time comes.

There is no limit to how many futures contracts the Colts have as long as they are within the 90-man limit when the new league year rolls around.

Here’s a look at the 14 moves the Colts made to begin the offseason:

Colts vs. Texans: Final injury report for Week 18

The final injury report for the Colts and Texans in Week 18.

The Indianapolis Colts (9-7) and Houston Texans (9-7) released their final injury reports Thursday ahead of the Week 18 matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here’s a look at the final injury report for the Colts in Week 18:

Notes

  • C Ryan Kelly practiced in a limited fashion, giving him a chance to play this weekend. His status is still very much up in the air.
  • CB Chris Lammons didn’t practice all week and even though he’s questionable, it’s difficult to see him playing.
  • LG Quenton Nelson was a limited participant for the final two practices but is still listed as questionable.
  • RT Braden Smith, CB Kenny Moore II and RB Zack Moss are all questionable but should be expected to play considering they logged full practices twice this week.

Here’s a look at the final injury report for the Texans in Week 18:

Notes

  • DE Jonathan Greenard leads the Texans with 12.5 sacks and will not play.
  • With WR Noah Brown out, Nico Collins is the main wideout to focus on.

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Colts vs. Texans: Updated injury report for Week 18

Here’s the updated injury reports for the Colts and Texans on Wednesday.

The Indianapolis Colts (9-7) and Houston Texans (9-7) released their updated injury reports Wednesday ahead of the Week 18 matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here’s a look at the updated injury report for the Colts in Week 18:

Notes

  • The Colts returned to practice Wednesday after starting the week with a walkthrough.
  • C Ryan Kelly continues to miss practice and was seen wearing a walking boot. He still has a chance to play, but it’s something to keep in mind with one practice remaining this week.
  • Encouraging news that CB Kenny Moore II, G Quenton Nelson, RB Zack Moss and RT Braden Smith all practiced in full Wednesday.
  • The Colts will release the final injury report with designations Thursday afternoon.

Here’s a look at the updated injury report for the Texans in Week 18:

Notes

  • All four defensive linemen on the Texans injury report are the team’s sack leaders. They have all yet to practice entering Thursday.
  • Starting LT Laremy Tunsil returned to practice Wednesday.
  • Houston could be without two of its three starting wide receivers with Noah Brown and Robert Woods listed as DNPs entering the final practice day.

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Colts vs. Texans: Initial injury report for Week 18

Here’s a look at the initial injury report for the Colts and Texans in Week 18.

The Indianapolis Colts (9-7) and Houston Texans (9-7) released their initial injury reports Tuesday ahead of the Week 18 matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here’s a look at the initial injury report for the Colts in Week 18:

*DNP = Did Not Participate — LP = Limited Participant — FP = Full Participant*

Notes

  • The Colts held a walkthrough Tuesday so participation levels are estimations.
  • C Ryan Kelly and G Quenton Nelson emerged with some injuries from Week 17 but were able to finish the game.
  • CB Kenny Moore II was inactive in Week 17 but would have started the week as a limited participant.
  • It seems Braden Smith avoided a setback in his first game returning from a knee injury, but he should still be monitored the rest of the week.

Here’s a look at the initial injury report for the Texans in Week 18:

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Colts’ Cameron McGrone downgraded to doubtful vs. Raiders

Cameron McGrone is unlikely to play against the Raiders.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Cameron McGrone (illness) was downgraded from questionable to doubtful for the Week 17 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, the team announced Saturday.

McGrone failed to practice all week due to an illness but was still listed as questionable on the final injury report.

McGrone has appeared in 12 games (no starts) this season and has mostly played a role on special teams. He’s logged 135 special teams snaps this season, good for 41% of the snaps.

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Colts vs. Raiders: Final injury report for Week 17

Here is the final injury report for the Colts and Raiders in Week 17.

The Indianapolis Colts (8-7) and Las Vegas Raiders (7-8) released their final injury reports Friday ahead of the Week 17 matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here’s a look at the final injury report for the Colts in Week 17:

*DNP = Did Not Participate — LP = Limited Participant — FP = Full Participant*

Notes

  • RB Zack Moss appeared to have a setback with his forearm injury so the Colts will be down a player in the backfield.
  • WR Michael Pittman Jr. is expected to play after clearing the concussion protocol but considering what happened last week, this is still a situation to monitor.
  • RT Braden Smith is expected to make his return from a three-game absence (really four) after practicing in full all week. Still, he’s listed as questionable.
  • CB Kenny Moore II popped up on the injury report Friday with a new injury so that will certainly be something to monitor.

Here’s a look at the final injury report for the Raiders in Week 17:

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Colts vs. Raiders: Updated injury report for Week 17

Here’s the updated injury report for the Colts and Raiders in Week 17.

The Indianapolis Colts (8-7) and Las Vegas Raiders (7-8) released their updated injury reports Thursday ahead of the Week 17 matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here’s a look at the updated injury report for the Colts in Week 17:

*DNP = Did Not Participate — LP = Limited Participant — FP = Full Participant*

Notes

  • The Colts returned to practice Thursday after starting the week with a walkthrough.
  • WR Michael Pittman Jr. is progressing through the concussion protocol and shed his non-contact practice jersey.
  • RT Braden Smith practiced in full for the first time since suffering his knee injury.
  • RB Zack Moss seems to be on track to return as he’s practiced in a limited fashion to begin the week.

Here’s a look at the updated injury report for the Raiders in Week 17:

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Colts vs. Raiders: Initial injury report for Week 17

Here is the Wednesday injury report for the Colts and Raiders for Week 17.

The Indianapolis Colts (8-7) and Las Vegas Raiders (7-8) released their initial injury reports Wednesday ahead of the Week 17 matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Here’s a look at the initial injury report for the Colts in Week 17:

*DNP = Did Not Participate — LP = Limited Participant — FP = Full Participant*

Notes

  • The Colts held a walkthrough Wednesday so participation levels are estimations.
  • WR Michael Pittman Jr. started off the week with a limited tag, which is encouraging. This will be a situation to monitor throughout the entire week, though, even if/when he’s cleared.
  • RT Braden Smith would have practiced in full, which is a major deal considering he hasn’t practiced since injuring his knee in Week 13.
  • RB Zack Moss would have been a limited participant if the team practiced, showing he’s making progress after not practicing at all last week.

Here’s a look at the initial injury report for the Raiders in Week 17:

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